Horrific moment hysterical mother screams ‘where’s my baby’ after eight-year-old boy falls into gap between cruise ship and dock at Italian port
- The boy’s father jumped into the water after him and both became trapped
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This is the horrific moment a hysterical mother screams ‘where’s my baby?’ after her eight-year-old son fell into the sea, disappearing between a cruise ship and the dock.
The child, thought to be from northern Europe, was with his parents and sister on holiday in Salerno, Italy when he fell down through the narrow passage and into the water.
He had been holding his father’s hand before he broke away and began running along the harbour wall, slipping and falling between the gap, according to local media.
The father then dived in after his son in a desperate attempt to save him, before both became stuck between the cruise ship and the dock.
Screams ring out in the video with passersby then rushing to save the father and son, who were both left shaken but physically unharmed by their ordeal.
Security guards and volunteers managed to pull the boy’s father out of the water with the help of a life ring
The father can be seen stuck metres down in the water as concerned onlookers gather around to try and help him
In a moment that would be any parent’s worst nightmare, a woman who appears to be the boy’s mother is heard in the video desperately yelling ‘where is he?’.
She frantically runs up and down the dock, searching for the boy.
Frantic screams and shrieks ring out as passersby and ferry crew gather around to provide help.
A group of people are seen working together quickly to fish the boy out of the water as he struggled to find anything to hold on to.
Security guards and volunteers threw a rope which the boy then clung to, allowing him to be hauled out to safety.
A woman rushes up and down the dock, seemingly looking for the little boy. She can then be seen rushing over and attending to him after he reached safety
The relieved woman can be seen rushing over and attending to the little boy after he makes it to dry land.
Rescuers continue to try and get his father up the steep wall, eventually succeeding with the help of a life belt.
No one was hurt in the incident but the boy is said to have been left shaken, along with his terrified parents.
